At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News

At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday seemed directed not simply at Biden but at his Republican successor, returning President Donald Trump. In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the…

What have Trump administration nominees said about Israel and its wars? | Donald Trump News

What have Trump administration nominees said about Israel and its wars? | Donald Trump News

During the final weeks of the 2024 United States presidential race, former President Donald Trump spoke with sympathy to Arab American and Muslim voters enraged by the country’s support for Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Trump visited Dearborn, Michigan, known as the “capital” of Arab America. And he spoke…

Israel escalates Lebanon bombardment as officials considers ceasefire plan | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel escalates Lebanon bombardment as officials considers ceasefire plan | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel has ramped up air attacks across Lebanon as its ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back after battles with Hezbollah fighters, Lebanese state media reported. On Saturday, Israeli air strikes on the village of Khreibeh in the Baalbek District…

Eight killed in stabbing attack at school in eastern China, police say | News

Eight killed in stabbing attack at school in eastern China, police say | News

Suspect arrested after attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing county, police say. Eight people have been killed and 17 others wounded in a knife attack at a vocational school in Wuxi city, eastern China, police said. The suspect – a former student – has…

Israeli air raid on Gaza City school-turned-shelter kills 10 people | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli air raid on Gaza City school-turned-shelter kills 10 people | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The strike took place at a UN-run school in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp. An Israeli strike on a school where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp has killed 10 people and wounded at least 20 others, Palestinian medics said. Rescue operations were under way at…

G7 backs Ukraine as Zelenskyy says he wants to end war next year | Russia-Ukraine war News

G7 backs Ukraine as Zelenskyy says he wants to end war next year | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president says Kyiv will do everything possible so the war with Russia ends in 2025 ‘through diplomatic means’. Leaders of the G7 alliance have reaffirmed support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants to end the war through talks next year….

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Head of Central Electoral Commission is doused with black paint during unruly session as protesters gathered outside. Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party as the winner of last month’s disputed parliamentary polls. The Caucasus nation’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on…

Hits don’t match the hype in disappointing Tyson vs Paul fight | Boxing News

Hits don’t match the hype in disappointing Tyson vs Paul fight | Boxing News

Booing fans, a weary 58-year-old fighter and lack of aggression mar one of the most hyped boxing fights of the year. The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the final bell and bowed towards 58-year-old Mike Tyson. Paying homage…

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits. Gabon is voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic rule after the military deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba last year, ending 55 years…

Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners | Mining News

Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners | Mining News

Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine. Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine in the town of Stilfontein in South Africa. Local…